Lengthening of pediatric forearm deformities using the ilizarov technique: Functional and cosmetic results

Journal of Hand Surgery

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 331-338

  Raimondo, Rick A ^a,c   Skaggs, David L ^b   Rosenwasser, Melvin P ^a   Dick, Harold M ^a  

^a New York Presbyterian Hospital Columbia University Medical Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Distraction osteogenesis; Forearm lengthening; Ilizarov; Limb lengthening

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGENESIS; ARM MALFORMATION; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEVICE; DISTRACTION OSTEOGENESIS; ENCHONDROMATOSIS; ESTHETICS; FEMALE; FOREARM; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HEREDITARY MULTIPLE EXOSTOSIS; HUMAN; ILIZAROV TECHNIQUE; MALE; PEDIATRICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS APLASIA; ULNA;

EID: 0033053706     PISSN: 03635023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhsu.1999.0331     Document Type: Article

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